Using ISA Server 2004’s HTTP Security Filter to block instant messengers and peer-to-peer applications
Peer-to-peer applications and instant messengers can present special threats to your network’s security. Here’s how you can use HTTP filtering with ISA Server 2004 to block these applications from communicating.
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Thomas W Shinder, M.D.
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David Lamb Says:
May 23rd, 2007 at 5:39 pm
I cannot get these rules to work. When I enable the HTTP and HTTPs Filter it shuts down all web traffic.
Dave
Thomas Shinder Says:
May 24th, 2007 at 8:24 am
You might be doing something wrong.
HTH,
Tom
David Lamb Says:
June 1st, 2007 at 10:13 am
You could be correct. I even checked punctuation and spelling but whenever I enable the rules it blocks all web traffic - not just MSN - which it does brilliantly. Any ideas?
David Lamb
dlamb at bmwofmurray.com
tigaono Says:
November 20th, 2007 at 10:36 pm
Dear All,
I already set the application as follow, and the result was good for Yahoo messenger and MSN messenger its Blocked but after a while my collagues confirm to me that its still can be through and login using instant messenger Windows Live ID (messenger), new messenger application from MS site. would you tell me whats kind of setting in that common application signatures.
Thanks for advance reply.
Cheers,
Tigaono